Sandy Hook Weather Records (USC00287865)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sandy Hook (USC00287865), New Jersey, United States, with 140 years of record.

Key Facts for Sandy Hook

Sandy Hook (USC00287865) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 40.46 latitude and -74.01 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1873 to 2012, 140 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sandy Hook still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sandy Hook set a daily record low minimum temperature of 7.2 C (45.0 F) on 25 September 2012.

About the Station

Location: New Jersey, United States, 40.46 latitude, -74.01 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1873 to 2012, 140 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sandy Hook. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Sandy Hook, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.3 C (68.5 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sandy Hook still stand. 1880 holds the most, with 69.

Standing records at Sandy Hook by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1877	7
1878	31
1879	63
1880	69
1881	60
1882	39
1883	52
1884	58
1885	62
1886	36
1969	5
1970	20
1971	14
1972	26
1973	48
1974	42
1975	29
1976	48
1977	37
1978	34
1979	52
1980	27
1981	20
1982	45
1983	38
1984	25
1985	31
1986	3
1987	1
1990	32
1991	41
1992	25
1993	21
1994	24
1995	33
1996	9
1998	8
1999	27
2000	26
2001	8
2004	8
2005	19
2006	8
2007	23
2008	10
2009	19
2010	42
2011	27
2012	32

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Sandy Hook between 30 August 2011 and 30 August 2011. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 147.3 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandy Hook. The most was 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 30 August 2011.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandy Hook
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	3 January 1999
Feb	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	11 February 1886
Mar	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	25 March 1876
Apr	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	6 April 1886
May	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 May 1984
Jun	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 June 1884
Jul	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 July 1978
Aug	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	30 August 2011
Sep	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	17 September 1999
Oct	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	27 October 1886
Nov	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 November 1972
Dec	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	12 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

1877 to 2012

49 years of record at Sandy Hook, 1877 to 2012. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1877, 1969, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and others.

Days with data per year at Sandy Hook
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1877	184	50%	No
1878	365	100%	Yes
1879	365	100%	Yes
1880	363	99%	Yes
1881	363	99%	Yes
1882	364	100%	Yes
1883	337	92%	Yes
1884	365	100%	Yes
1885	365	100%	Yes
1886	330	90%	Yes
1969	69	19%	No
1970	342	94%	Yes
1971	179	49%	No
1972	351	96%	Yes
1973	359	98%	Yes
1974	359	98%	Yes
1975	356	98%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	308	84%	No
1978	280	77%	No
1979	221	61%	No
1980	196	54%	No
1981	226	62%	No
1982	347	95%	Yes
1983	347	95%	Yes
1984	338	92%	Yes
1985	300	82%	No
1986	50	14%	No
1987	24	7%	No
1990	171	47%	No
1991	339	93%	Yes
1992	348	95%	Yes
1993	327	90%	No
1994	356	98%	Yes
1995	337	92%	Yes
1996	154	42%	No
1998	77	21%	No
1999	195	53%	No
2000	221	60%	No
2001	75	21%	No
2004	120	33%	No
2005	198	54%	No
2006	37	10%	No
2007	169	46%	No
2008	179	49%	No
2009	246	67%	No
2010	239	65%	No
2011	254	70%	No
2012	162	44%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Sandy Hook
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	126 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	136 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max (Tie)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	tie	126 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max (Tie)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max (Tie)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	tie	133 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	133 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	128 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max (Tie)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	tie	2 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2012	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	131 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1878 to 1995

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Sandy Hook, 1878 to 1995. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.1 C (53.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1885, at 10.7 C (51.2 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 13.4 C (56.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sandy Hook as warming stripes, 1878 to 1995
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1878	12.0 C	-0.18 C
1879	10.9 C	-1.20 C
1880	12.0 C	-0.14 C
1881	11.9 C	-0.27 C
1882	11.4 C	-0.71 C
1884	11.5 C	-0.68 C
1885	10.7 C	-1.48 C
1970	11.6 C	-0.52 C
1972	12.2 C	+0.08 C
1973	13.4 C	+1.29 C
1974	13.0 C	+0.86 C
1975	13.1 C	+0.95 C
1976	12.3 C	+0.16 C
1982	12.2 C	+0.08 C
1983	12.9 C	+0.80 C
1984	12.7 C	+0.51 C
1991	13.4 C	+1.22 C
1992	11.3 C	-0.87 C
1994	12.0 C	-0.15 C
1995	12.4 C	+0.30 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1873 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Sandy Hook: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1881	33.9 C (93.0 F)	49
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1880	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	49
Wettest day (Rx1day)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	2011	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	231.2 mm (9.1 in)	1874	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	50
Longest dry spell (CDD)	37 days	1886	19 days	50

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sandy Hook, 1873 to 2012. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1881, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sandy Hook by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1878	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1879	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1880	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1881	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1882	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1883	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1884	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1885	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1886	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1972	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1987	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1990	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1999	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2004	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2007	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sandy Hook, 1873 to 2012. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1880, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sandy Hook by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1878	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1879	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1880	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1881	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1882	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1883	-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1884	-17.3 C (0.9 F)
1885	-16.9 C (1.6 F)
1886	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1969	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1973	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1974	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1977	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1978	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1979	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1982	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1984	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1986	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1990	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1991	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1992	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1993	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1994	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1995	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1998	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1999	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2008	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2009	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2010	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2012	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sandy Hook, 1873 to 2012. The record is 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.2 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandy Hook by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1873	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1874	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1875	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1876	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1877	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1882	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1883	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1884	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1885	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1886	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1969	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1970	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1976	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1978	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1985	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1986	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1987	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1990	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1991	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1993	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1995	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1996	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1998	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1999	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2000	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2001	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2005	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2006	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2007	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2008	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2009	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2010	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2011	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2012	71.1 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sandy Hook, 1873 to 2012. The record is 231.2 mm (9.1 in) in 1874, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandy Hook by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1873	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1874	231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1875	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1876	179.9 mm (7.1 in)
1877	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1882	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1883	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1884	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1885	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1886	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1969	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1970	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1971	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1973	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1974	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1975	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1976	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1977	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1978	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1980	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1981	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1983	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1985	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1986	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1987	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1990	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1992	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1993	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1995	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1996	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1998	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1999	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2000	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2001	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2004	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2005	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
2006	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2007	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2008	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2009	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2010	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
2011	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2012	58.4 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sandy Hook, 1873 to 2012. The record is 37 days in 1886, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandy Hook by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1873	5 days
1874	29 days
1875	17 days
1876	19 days
1877	15 days
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	11 days
1882	14 days
1883	22 days
1884	32 days
1885	17 days
1886	37 days
1969	16 days
1970	19 days
1971	21 days
1972	24 days
1973	25 days
1974	26 days
1975	15 days
1976	28 days
1977	25 days
1978	19 days
1979	27 days
1980	21 days
1981	23 days
1982	16 days
1983	14 days
1984	15 days
1985	22 days
1986	14 days
1987	5 days
1990	16 days
1991	23 days
1992	16 days
1993	20 days
1994	17 days
1995	37 days
1996	13 days
1998	23 days
1999	34 days
2000	18 days
2001	20 days
2004	7 days
2005	21 days
2006	8 days
2007	20 days
2008	19 days
2009	19 days
2010	17 days
2011	8 days
2012	11 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sandy Hook falls on 7 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 November, which leaves a median of 223 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Sandy Hook
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1878 to 1995)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	7 April	n/a	7 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	15 November	n/a	15 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	223 days	n/a	223 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Download the Data

Data for Sandy Hook standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sandy Hook threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).